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Degenerative diseases are one of the most arduous illnesses that a person could ever have. Watching a loved one deteriorate right before your eyes is something that is extremely heartbreaking to witness, because you know that there is nothing you can do to stop it from progressing. Doron Salomon, an employee of Sainsbury, knows this … Read more
Last February, Aerosmith’s frontman Steven Tyler celebrated the opening of his new passion project in Memphis, Tennessee: a home for young women who need a sanctuary. The first location of “Janie’s House” was inaugurated in Douglasville, Georgia in 2017, and its name was taken from the band’s 1989 hit, “Janie’s Got A Gun”, a song … Read more
Phone company Verizon experienced a backlash after they suspended one of their employees for using work equipment to rescue a cat stuck on a pole. The distraught cat owner had called the fire department, the animal rescue, and other organizations for help, but was unsuccessful. Princess Momma, the cat, somehow got atop the telephone pole … Read more
Do you know anyone born in the year 1832 who lives to this day? If you don’t, then let us introduce you to the world’s oldest-known land animal – Jonathan the giant tortoise. The world looked very different in 1832 – the lightbulb has yet to be invented, and cars were half a century away … Read more
Dog lovers would agree that their loyal pets bring them a unique kind of happiness that no other creature in this world can. It is no different for Emma Mertens, a seven-year-old girl from Hartland, Wisconsin who just adores dogs. Emma suffers from Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, a rare and inoperable brain tumor. She is … Read more
The saying, “what goes around comes around” sometimes becomes the motivation for people to do good, so that they will receive good in return. But for this Kenyan school teacher, he surely wasn’t thinking of personal gain when he was donating most of his earnings to the poor – he was doing it purely out … Read more
Every parent knows the struggle of putting children to sleep, most especially when they aren’t tired. Youngsters seem to have this unlimited reservoir of energy within them, that it almost seems impossible to calm them down. But if you are able to implement strict bedtime hours for your kids despite all these challenges, then you … Read more
Morgan Freeman has a long list of titles to his name – esteemed American actor, philanthropist, a narrator, film director, and most recently – beekeeper. The Shawshank Redemption star has converted his 124-acre Mississipi ranch into a bee sanctuary, with a mission to help counter the decreasing population of these insects. Freeman first got his … Read more
The summer season is here yet again, and if you are dreaming of an island vacation but have budget limitations to visit popular tourist attractions, then head on over to Torch Lake in Northern Michigan! Torch Lake is the second largest lake in Michigan, according to the state’s website. It is 29.3 square miles and … Read more
This story about a father and his adopted daughter demonstrates that fate has its own way of bringing wonderful surprises into our lives. North Carolina resident Billy Houze, 64, is a father of five and an esteemed pastor at First Baptist Church of Lawndale. Everything in his life was going smoothly until 2016, when his … Read more
The struggle of working multiple jobs and juggling it with a couple of other responsibilities is nothing new to California nursing student, Kayla Cooper. Things were growing difficult for her financially, but little did she know that a trip to a car dealership would bless her with a wonderful surprise beyond her wildest dreams. The … Read more
You’ve probably heard of the famous Northern Lights and dreamed of seeing its mesmerizing beauty in person. But do you know exactly what causes this phenomenon? According to the Northern Lights Centre, these dancing lights are the “result of collisions between gaseous particles in the Earth’s atmosphere with charged particles released from the sun’s atmosphere.” … Read more